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The silk road of Vietnam

Vietnamese silk is highly valued in the world for its special qualities even though the country is not a global silk hub.
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  • Quang Nam people have a 400-year tradition of raising silkworms (Photo: VNA)

  • Silkworm cocoons before being spun into fibers (Photo: VNA)

  • A foreign visitor to Van Phuc silk village in Hanoi explores how a silkworm produces silk fibers (Photo: VNA)

  • Quang Nam people still keep the traditional techniques of making silk from worms, which date to about 400 years ago (Photo: VNA)

  • Spinning fibers at Co Chat silk village in Nam Dinh (Photo: VNA)

  • Joining fibers while weaving, a sophisticated technique (Photo: VNA)

  • Wooden shuttles of a traditional loom (Photo: VNA)

  • Beautiful silk made in Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)

  • High-class silk made from Ma Chau silk village (Photo: VNA)

  • A machine weaving quality silk to make kimonos in Bao Loc district, Lam Dong province, which is known for growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms (Photo: VNA)

  • Bao Loc silk is made on advanced production lines (Photo: VNA)

  • Quality silk for export (Photo: VNA)

  • Rolls of fibers for weaving silk (Photo: VNA)

  • A weaving machine for making high-class silk (Photo: VNA)

  • Workers at A Chau Silk Joint Stock Company in Bao Loc, Lam Dong (Photo: VNA)

  • High-grade silk made in Van Phuc village (Photo: VNA)

  • Elegant silk fashion designs (Photo: VNA)

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